Members of the public who are involved in health research in Oxford have attended a training workshop focused on the ways in which equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) can help improve the quality of research and its relevance to society as a whole. The workshop aimed to increase delegates’ knowledge about how some communities are … Read more
News for patient and public involvement and engagement
Researchers learn how to involve diverse communities in their research
On 21 June, around 30 Oxford researchers and 12 public contributors came together at Oxford’s Old Fire Station to discuss ways of involving people from diverse communities in health research. Health researchers want to engage with people from these communities so that their research is more relevant to all of society. People who are not … Read more
Event highlights value of involving diverse communities in research work
The NIHR Oxford and Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) have held a networking and learning event focused on the importance of diversity in research. The event took place at the Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford on 22nd March 2022 and was attended by around 60 research-focused professionals from across the city. The purpose … Read more
Survey aims to better understand BRCs’ involved patients
The Oxford Health and Oxford Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) have developed a survey to better understand the demographic make-up of members of their various patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) groups. The Tell Us About You survey was developed with vital input from the two BRCs’ Diversity in Research Group. The aim of the … Read more
Cemented hip replacement improves quality of life for patients over 60
A study by Oxford orthopaedic researchers has found that hip replacements using cement improved the quality of life of patients, compared to uncemented implants. The findings of the White 5 trial, which is supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Hip fracture in … Read more
Diversity in Research Group Event
The Oxford and Oxford Health BRCs Diversity in Research Group have met in person for the first time to celebrate the important contributions from the group to health research throughout the pandemic. A networking and thank you lunch took place in December 2021 at St Anne’s College, Oxford, with group members travelling from across England … Read more
New PPIE Strategy launched by Oxford BRC
The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s (Oxford BRC) patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) strategy 2022-2027 is now finalised and can be viewed from our PPIE Strategy page. The strategy aims to deliver excellent PPIE in collaboration with researchers and PPIE contributors. Excellent PPIE improves research and drives all aspects of involvement in research, … Read more
Consultation on the draft NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Strategy (2022-2027)
We are undertaking a public consultation on the draft Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Strategy (2022-2027). The consultation runs until 12th September 2021. In order to hear views from a diverse range of people, we would be very grateful if you would: Participate in the consultation by reading the two documents below … Read more
Getting Involved with the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has been working with a group which includes teenagers, young adults, carers and people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. The project is part of the development of a new strategy and had a particular focus on making health research accessible. Group members had a range … Read more
COVID-19 ‘matching service’ increased public involvement in research, HRA finds
The Health Research Authority (HRA) has found that levels of public involvement in COVID-19 research increased following the introduction of a public involvement matching service, in a report published last week. A group of public contributors from the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre took part in the matching service and two of the contributors have … Read more
Research photography exhibition comes to John Radcliffe Hospital
A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley can now be viewed by visitors and staff at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital. ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’ features life-sized photographs of people who have taken part in studies, researchers at work and microscopic images of cells and bacteria. … Read more
NIHR health talks feature during Oxford IF festival
The Oxford BRC has joined with other parts of the local National Institute of Health Research infrastructure to organise a series of online talks as part of this year’s Oxford IF science and ideas festival. The talks, by leading Oxford researchers, cover a wide range of topics, from diabetes to anxiety. Given the current COVID-19-related … Read more
Research photography exhibition moves to Didcot
A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has opened in Didcot. ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’ features life-sized photographs of people who have taken part in studies, researchers at work and microscopic images of cells and bacteria. The NIHR Oxford BRC is one of the organisations … Read more
Photography exhibition on NHS research comes to Newbury
A travelling photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has opened in Newbury. The exhibition, ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’, consists of two metre-high panels featuring people who have taken part in studies, researchers at work and microscopic images of cells and bacteria. The exhibition is at … Read more
Exhibition on NHS research launched in Oxford
A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has been launched in Oxford. ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’ features life-sized photographs of people who have taken part in studies, researchers at work and microscopic images of cells and bacteria. Images include surgeons preparing a pioneering gene therapy … Read more
All-singing all-dancing research at the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival
Oxford BRC-supported researchers have been sharing stories from their work through music and dance at IF Oxford, the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival. As part of the festival’s programme of over 100 events, the Oxford BRC supported a dance performance for primary school children and their families featuring giant inflatable cells. Researchers from the MRC … Read more
International students learn about Oxford’s neuroscience and diabetes research
Around 50 international students interested in a career in medicine or science have visited Oxford BRC-funded research facilities. Half the students, who are taking part in the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF), visited the John Radcliffe Hospital’s Neuroscience department, while the rest spent the day at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism … Read more
Oxford’s world-class research showcased at BRC Open Day
The breadth of world-class medical research that takes place in Oxford was on show on Friday as the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre hosted an Open Day. Around 400 people attended the event at the John Radcliffe Hospital, which included an exhibition showcasing medical innovations from a wide range of medical fields. A series of public … Read more
Patient involvement partnership sets priorities for rare inherited anaemias
On the occasion of Rare Diseases Day, marked every year on the last day of February, we are sharing this article about how patients, carers, clinicians and researchers are collaborating to decide key questions to shape future research into rare forms of anaemia. Patients with anaemia lack red blood cells, or haemoglobin, which means that … Read more
Students go in2science to get invaluable lab experience
Six A-level students have been getting first-hand experience of working in a top research laboratory during their summer holidays. The students, from different schools across Oxfordshire, have been getting valuable work experience at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM) as part of the in2science scheme, which aims to help students from disadvantaged … Read more